Bang olufsen penta 2 speakers display

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shahram (archived2)
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Posted October 5, 2015 at 21:08 GMT
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HI 

I bought my Penta 2 speakers few months ago from ebay , and both works perfectly but  one of the display doesn't show anything i checked all conection and every thing else which i thought might be the reason but no luck  . Is there anyone who can help me regarding to this matter , or any tips ? thanks

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Davefarr
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Posted October 5, 2015 at 21:44 GMT
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Depending on how you are using it - there should be a switch underneath for audio or video. Switch that over and the display may appear. If it doesn't, it's something else. I know this as I bought a non-working penta that the seller said was broken. I flipped the switch and voila.

Dave.
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Beobuddy
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Posted October 6, 2015 at 16:03 GMT
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I've had these displays (mk2) several times for repair.

The inner electronics becomes unreliable due to bad solder joints. But check the switch first. Another cause could be a powerfaillure in the amplifier at the bottom of the penta. If you swap the displays, then you can eliminate.

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shahram (archived2)
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Posted October 6, 2015 at 22:25 GMT
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Hi 

thanks for your tips , as you mention i moved the switch underneath from video to audio and display came to life .

 

best regards 

 shahram

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shahram (archived2)
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Posted October 6, 2015 at 22:30 GMT
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Hi

Just to let you know as you said i checked the switch underneath and moved it from video to audio and display start working . Thank you for your help and tips .

 

Best regards

shahram

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Davefarr
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Posted October 6, 2015 at 23:09 GMT
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Sometimes it's the simple answer! Glad you're happy to enjoy them. They will need working on at some stage - new capacitors for the amp, crossovers and foam speaker surrounds replacing. Plenty of info here for all of that.

Dave.
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